This list is of those countries who have won an indoor volleyball world medal, referring to any of the Men's and Women's World Championship, Men's and Women's World Cup, Olympic Games, men's and women's Volleyball Nations League (replacing FIVB World League and FIVB World Grand Prix respectively) or FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup.

Men's Volleyball World Medalists Sources: World Championship Olympic Games World Cup (Discontinued) World Grand Champions Cup (Discontinued)

1949–1989 Year Host Gold Silver Bronze 1949 Czechoslovakia Bulgaria 1952 Soviet Union Bulgaria 1956 France Romania 1960 Brazil Romania 1962 Soviet Union Romania 1964 Japan 1965 Poland 1966 Czechoslovakia Romania 1968 Mexico 1969 East Germany East Germany 1970 Bulgaria East Germany Bulgaria 1972 Germany East Germany 1974 Mexico 1976 Canada 1977 Japan 1978 Italy 1980 Soviet Union Bulgaria Romania 1981 Japan 1982 Argentina 1984 United States 1985 Japan 1986 France Bulgaria 1988 South Korea 1989 Japan

1990–present World League (1990–2017) Year World League Host Gold Silver Bronze Host Gold Silver Bronze 1990 Osaka Brazil 1991 Milan Japan 1992 Genoa Spain 1993 São Paulo Japan 1994 Milan Greece 1995 Rio de Janeiro Japan 1996 Rotterdam United States Yugoslavia 1997 Moscow Japan 1998 Milan Japan Yugoslavia 1999 Mar del Plata Japan 2000 Rotterdam Australia Yugoslavia 2001 Katowice Japan Yugoslavia 2002 Belo Horizonte Yugoslavia Argentina 2003 Madrid Serbia Japan Serbia 2004 Rome Serbia Greece 2005 Belgrade Serbia Japan 2006 Moscow Japan 2007 Katowice Japan 2008 Rio de Janeiro China 2009 Belgrade Japan 2010 Córdoba Italy 2011 Gdańsk Japan 2012 Sofia Great Britain 2013 Mar del Plata Japan 2014 Florence Poland 2015 Rio de Janeiro Japan 2016 Kraków Brazil 2017 Curitiba Japan

Volleyball Nations League (2018–present) Year VNL Host Gold Silver Bronze Host Gold Silver Bronze 2018 Lille Italy–Bulgaria 2019 Chicago Japan 2021 Rimini Japan 2022 Bologna Poland–Slovenia 2023 Gdansk Japan 2024 Łódź France 2025 Ningbo Philippines 2026 Ningbo

Men's Medals summary

Medals Summary Excluding World League and Volleyball Nations League

World League and Volleyball Nations League Medals Summary

FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992). FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993). After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records. FIVB considers Serbia (Since 2007) as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991), FR Yugoslavia (1992–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).

Women's Volleyball World Medalists Sources:

World Championship Olympic Games World Cup World Grand Champions Cup

1952–1992

Year Host Gold Silver Bronze 1952 Soviet Union 1956 France Romania 1960 Brazil 1962 Soviet Union 1964 Japan 1967 Japan 1968 Mexico 1970 Bulgaria 1972 Germany 1973 Uruguay 1974 Mexico 1976 Canada 1977 Japan 1978 Soviet Union 1980 Soviet Union East Germany Bulgaria 1981 Japan 1982 Peru 1984 United States 1985 Japan 1986 Czechoslovakia 1988 South Korea 1989 Japan 1990 China 1991 Japan 1992 Spain Unified Team

1993–2017 World Grand Prix (1993–2017) Year World Grand Prix Host Gold Silver Bronze Host Gold Silver Bronze 1993 Hong Kong Japan 1994 Shanghai Brazil 1995 Shanghai Japan 1996 Shanghai United States 1997 Kobe Japan 1998 Hong Kong Japan 1999 Yuxi Japan 2000 Quezon City Australia 2001 Macau Japan 2002 Hong Kong Germany 2003 Andria Japan 2004 Reggio Calabria Greece 2005 Sendai Japan 2006 Reggio Calabria Japan Serbia 2007 Ningbo Japan 2008 Yukohama China 2009 Tokyo Japan 2010 Ningbo Japan 2011 Macau Serbia Japan 2012 Ningbo Great Britain 2013 Sapporo Serbia Japan 2014 Tokyo Italy 2015 Omaha Japan 2016 Bangkok Brazil 2017 Nanjing Japan

Volleyball Nations League (2018–present) Year VNL Host Gold Silver Bronze Host Gold Silver Bronze 2018 Nanjing Japan 2019 Nanjing Japan 2021 Rimini Japan 2022 Ankara Netherlands–Poland 2023 Arlington Japan 2024 Bangkok France 2025 Łódź Thailand 2026 Macau

Women's Medals Summary

Medals Summary Excluding World Grand Prix and Volleyball Nations League

FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992). After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records. FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993). FIVB considers Serbia (Since 2007) as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991), FR Yugoslavia (1992–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).

World Grand Prix and Volleyball Nations League Medals Summary

See also

Volleyball at the Summer Olympics FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup - formerly known as the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup - formerly known as the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup - Folded 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup - Folded 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup FIVB Volleyball World League FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League

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